Definition
扫墓 is a verb-object separable word (扫墓 / 扫了墓 / 扫一次墓) meaning 'to visit and clean a grave' as an act of ancestor worship, especially during Qingming Festival. It is a specific cultural practice, not just any grave-cleaning.
verb
to visit and clean a grave (as an act of ancestor worship, especially during Qingming Festival)
Examples
- 扫墓。Qīngmíngjié hěnduō rén dōu huì qù sǎo mù.Many people go to sweep graves during the Qingming Festival.
- 。Wǒmen měinián Qīngmíng dōu yào sǎo yí cì mù.We sweep the graves once every year at Qingming.
- 扫墓。Tāmen yì jiā lǎo xiǎo dōu qù sǎo mù le.The whole family, young and old, went to sweep the graves.
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